15 Tips on productivity for parents startups

Being a parent - is not very simple, as in other matters, and to start the business. And being a parent-startups doubly difficult, but it is possible. The key to success in this case are clear planning time, an objective assessment of their capabilities during the preparation of a list of tasks and responsibilities of home and children.

Ideal order in any case will not be, because children do not have the Mute button and they can not send in "sleep mode" for a day, but these 15 tips will help you to get together and do what you have in mind ;)

In general, America is not the author of the Council opened, but he described the system of simple recommendations that are tested in practice and, therefore, are quite viable.

1. planning ahead

If your child is passionate about something and you know that you have at least 10 minutes of calm, use them to prepare a detailed plan for tomorrow. More general outline for the week ahead, you can do on a Sunday evening.

2. Early morning

You probably know the approximate time of the baby waking up and can get up an hour earlier

–half. This time is quite enough to check email, watch your plans for the day and perform some simple work.

If you are a "night owl", it will be a little difficult, since immediately join the work will be difficult, but for a short period of time is possible. Personally, I was much easier to perform most of the work at night, when everyone was asleep, as my child would get up at 7 am, and my productivity at 5:30–6:00 was quite low. In this case, you can do in the morning the simplest action, but for more serious cases that require concentration and analysis, take afternoon.

3. athletics

Physical exercise - a great way to unwind, to cheer up and bring your body in good shape. Thanks to the huge number of sports training applications that will not take a lot of time (7–15 minutes a day), you can enter them into your daily routine without any harm for the job. Moreover, some of the exercises can be performed together with the child;)

4. News diet

News take us a lot longer than we think. Moreover, the news is not just rob us of time - often they carry a negative, as such messages have a much greater response. On vacation we do not pay that amount of news time, so why, then, during working hours, we are constantly leaf through our RSS feed? Believe me, if you happen to do something important - like a bad and good - some of the friends and relatives you will be sure to tell you about it.

5. Prokrastinatsionnoe reading

Try to objectively assess the quality of the articles that you read. Sometimes the header and entry make a good impression, but after reading at least half of you understand that wasted your time, but still decide to read. Stop doing it. Sometimes books and articles need to throw, if they seem boring to you or carry little useful information. Otherwise, it will just be an excuse not to work under the guise of reading is very important and useful literature.

6. Disable email alerts

According to statistics, we check your mail every 20 minutes or at least 11 times a day. Of the useful things it becomes a waste of time, so email notifications off will save you not only time but also your nerves. We have already more than once wrote that it is best to set the e-mail scanning time two-three times a day and no longer look in the mailbox under any pretext!

7. short letter

Guy Kawasaki said the ideal length of writing five offers. Letters appear coarse, short; if in them for more than five sentences - it's a waste of time. Therefore, short letters with specific data or requirements - perfect!

8. VIP-notification system

VIP-alert system may be a good alternative to a complete shutdown notifications and is ideal for those who, due to certain circumstances forced to check email more than two–three times. Simply install the filter, and you will receive notifications only for the really important emails or messages.

9. telephone calls

Sometimes more effective to call and ask how to write a letter and wait for a response. Abuse it is not necessary, but also fully translate itself to written communication is also not a good solution.

10. Restrictions on social networks

The fact that any social networks are the vacuum cleaners of our productivity is not published one article, so just forget about it and do not open during business hours. Publications on Twitter and Facebook can be planned in advance, and it is better to do it in the morning, while the child is still asleep (see. item number 2).

11. correct program

Now everyone can find a program that will help solve specific tasks and save time. Yes, trying to find and test that will suit you, you will need to spend time and effort, but in the future you will save a lot of time and nerves!

12. The minimum number of daily tasks

There is such a practice is time management Minimum Viable Daily Tasks, the foundation of which is a sober assessment of their capabilities and planning tasks. That is, you bet just enough tasks for the day, how much can realistically accomplish. If you happen to do more, consider it a nice bonus.

13. regular breaks

Man is unable to continue quality work, not giving yourself opportunity to rest. This is especially true moments when you are stuck and you can not find a solution to the problem. A short 15-minute walk or an easy charge to help you reboot and find the right solution. For example, the application Awareness every 50 minutes to remind you that it's time to relax a bit and switch to something else.

14. Good dream

Good sleep - the key to not only our health but also productivity. Sleepless nights does not help you solve problems and perform more tasks. That is, you can be, and do a great job, but its quality is questionable. And when you consider that you have a small child who is sick, and sometimes does not always sleep well at night, appreciate the opportunity to get a good sleep!

To work with the mind rather than just more work.

15. Recreation

Finally, learn to relax properly! Wherever you go, no matter what type of holiday - active or mattress - you choose, remember that you need to completely disconnect from work! No "I'll just check the mail" or "will outline a plan for the next month!" You have to completely shut down in order to rest your head and allow it to be filled with new ideas, and then get back to work with redoubled enthusiasm!

And do not forget that this holiday - this time, which is wholly owned by you and your family and no work should not distract you from your most favorite and loved ones.